Chapter 266 Yuan Shao goes north and Lu Bu returns east
Several large ships and dozens of sterns with thousands of sails competed in their skills, returning eastward along the Yellow River in a mighty manner.
The queen led hundreds of escorts and more than 20 or 30 palace maids and eunuchs, escorted by many ships, and sailed towards Qingzhou.
Although Chen Mu's words were shocking, Liu Yu himself had no second choice. In the end, he could only listen to Chen Mu's words and act in accordance with the plan they had discussed before.
The fleet was tumbling in the rolling waves of the river. In addition to the queen, there were also the constant attendant Lu Qiang and the young master Chen Mu. Chen Mu planned to accompany them all the way to North Korea. This matter was of great importance and he had to accompany them all the way.
After August, autumn has become even more intense. Both sides of the Yellow River are already showing a landscape of yellow and orange, and everything is silent. The plains in the north are endless, but there are some hills and mountains in the south.
When passing by Ly Duong, looking from the boat to the shore, I could see a large number of villages perched on the river bank that had fallen into ruin due to the war. The scenery along the way was in sharp contrast with the scenery north of the Yellow River in Hanoi, like a sad desolation.
Chen Mu and Lu Qiang were standing on the deck. Although the old man was nearly seventy years old, he was energetic and strong. On the contrary, the queen was unbearable due to the bumps of the ship, so she vomited and took a rest in the cabin.
The old man was lukewarm towards Chen Mu along the way. He neither maintained enthusiasm because Chen Mu saved him back then, nor was he very cold to him because Chen Mu wanted to help Liu Bei seize the world of the Han Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, no matter what, Liu Bei's surname was Liu, and he was a member of the clan that was included in the genealogy. Chen Mu was able to use Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and Liu He to help Liu Bei seize the throne. That was his ability. The affairs of the old Liu family were still
It was not his turn to have a eunuch or eunuch take charge.
However, this kind of behavior is really disgusting, so Lu Qiang rarely had any communication with Chen Mu except serving the queen every day. Unexpectedly, when he passed by Li Yang today, he came out of the deck to look for him in a rare occasion.
"Attendant Chang has not come out of the cabin since yesterday. Why did he have the time to go up to the deck today?"
Chen Mu felt the autumn wind blowing, and suddenly saw a figure beside him. Seeing that it was the old man Lu Qiang, he couldn't help but wonder what he wanted to say to him.
The old eunuch looked to the north with a deep gaze and said calmly: "Yuan Shao is not dead yet, and you have begun to seek the throne. Aren't you afraid that the people of the world will change, and Yuan Shao and other princes will take advantage of the trend and make your dream come to nothing?"
"Oh? Chang Shi also believes in Buddhism?"
Hearing Lu Qiang say a Buddhist term, Chen Mu couldn't help but become interested.
"I've been to White Horse Temple before and listened to the great monks from the Western Regions teach the Dharma several times. It was quite interesting."
Lu Qiang replied.
Chen Mu smiled and said, "I don't know if Chang Shi has ever heard of a saying, "If things are superior and things are inferior, if everything is forced, everything will be ruined." Yuan Shao and other princes are dead or not, and they have nothing to do with each other.
What do I do? One day, they will naturally die."
"Speak nicely."
Lu Qiang sneered: "But aren't you just chasing power and the world?"
"wrong."
Chen Mu shook his head: "This is not chasing, but following the trend. Qin lost its deer, and everyone in the world chased it. But why did a powerful Xiang Yu not secure the world, but Gaozu did? That's because Xiang Yu was not virtuous.
No matter how hard you chase, you can't reach him, so everything is in line with destiny."
Lu Qiang teased: "Forcing Your Majesty to abdicate is also to comply with destiny?"
"Of course it is."
Chen Mu smiled.
Just open your mouth and live or die, it all depends on what you say.
Lu Qiang was a little angry at his strong words, so he rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'm here to tell you that when the ship reaches the plain, it will stop. The captain will board the ship and accompany him."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Yang Biao wants to follow?
Chen Mu's heart moved. Liu Yu still didn't trust him and set a trap for him.
As a royalist, Yang Biao has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He was previously sent by Liu Yu to Hebei to select the emperor's heir, and now he was sent to accompany the queen to Japan. This proved that Liu Yu was making preparations on both sides.
If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid the edict was probably written in two copies. There are still Zhao Wen and Shi Sun Rui in the court. Who knows if things don't develop as expected by Liu Yu, these people or their confidants may take it.
The imperial edict went to other princes to reveal the truth.
It has to be said that the old man was not a kind person when he was able to manage such a large state in order in Youzhou. The queen was only the first line of insurance, and Yang Biao was the second line, because even if Chen Mu dared to attack the queen,
He also didn’t dare to attack Yang Biao.
At that time, Yang Biao's father, Yang Ci, saw that Chen Mu had no disciples and was quite smart, so he took him as his disciple. Yang Ci had only three students in total, one was Liu Hong, one was Wang Lang, and one was Chen Mu. His only son was Yang Biao.
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This means that Chen Mu actually has a deep connection with the Hongnong Yang family. In the environment of the Heaven and Earth Lord at that time, there was no difference between a disciple and a biological son. Therefore, when Yang Ci passed away, Wang Lang had to resign and travel thousands of miles to attend the funeral.
To keep his filial piety, Chen Mu also had to support his soul.
Once Chen Mu attacks Yang Biao, he will be deceiving his master and destroying his ancestors. The price will be to be despised by the people in the world. Even if he did not do it, as long as there is any accident at sea, he will not be able to escape the public opinion storm. I am afraid that the people of the world will rise up and attack.
As a result, his reputation was completely ruined.
As for why Liu Yu did this, he must have been worried that Chen Mu was actually deceiving him. He first used the false news that Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and Liu He were still alive to kidnap the queen, and then used the queen to intimidate Liu Yu into giving up the throne.
Liu Bei.
Over the years, everyone in the palace knew that because Liu He was sent out by Liu Yu at the beginning, and no one was alive or dead, the queen cried every day and often complained about the emperor, which made Liu Yu feel extremely guilty towards the queen.
Therefore, sending the queen sent Liu Yu to worry about the consequences. It was the best choice for the queen to go, but he was afraid of Chen Mu's conspiracy, so he simply sent Yang Biao who Chen Mu did not dare to touch.
After figuring this out, Chen Mu had to admire Liu Yu's good intentions.
However, Chen Mu never lied to him, nor did he threaten him with kidnapping, so it didn't matter whether Yang Biao went or not.
Just one more insider means more risk.
Now there are only four people who know the truth of the matter, Liu Yu, Lu Qiang, Wang Zhi and Chen Mu himself, and if there is one more Yang Biao, there is always the danger of the news leaking out.
And the most important thing is that Yang Biao is a veteran of the royalist faction. If this guy knows what he has done, I am afraid he will talk about him every day.
Will Yang Biao stop himself?
Chen Mu stroked his chin beard and thought in his mind.
probably not.
He thought about the historical attitude of Yang Biao when Cao Cao was in power. He never publicly opposed it, and he did not participate in the Yidai Edict. I am afraid that Yang Biao, a so-called veteran of the royalist faction, probably has a little water.
Ming Zhe protects his own safety, not to mention that Yang Xiu has been following Cao Zhi. It is not that Yang's idea of betting on both sides is not there, but Yang Biao just wants to fulfill his honor.
After thinking of this, Chen Mu felt relieved and speculated that his senior brother would not be an obstacle to this abdication event.
The fleet continued sailing eastward and arrived at Qingzhou Plain Country two days later, stopping at Longzuo Ferry.
As expected, Yang Biao and his party were already waiting for them at Long Min.
Just as the fleet came to a steady stop, Yang Biao had already walked to the edge of the ferry with his attendants to wait. When the ship put down the planks, he walked up ahead of the others, with a terrifyingly gloomy expression on his face.
"Lieutenant."
"Senior brother."
Lu Qiang and Chen Mu greeted him on the left and right.
Yang Biao glanced at Chen Mu coldly and said to Lu Qiang, "Where is the Queen?"
"The queen is severely seasick and is resting in the cabin now."
Lu Qiang replied.
Yang Biao said coldly to Chen Mu: "I will deal with you after I have an audience with the queen."
"Haha." Lu Qiang smiled happily.
Chen Mu looked helpless.
Brother Xindao, do you want to be known as a big man and a loyal man? Why do you use yourself as a stepping stone?
But this kind of thing is just superficial. Not many people know the truth anyway. Yang Biao is probably showing his attitude to the queen and emperor, so it doesn't matter.
When Yang Biao came out of the cabin, Chen Mu was waiting for him on the deck alone. Only Huang Zhong and some sailors were turning the winch and raising the sail.
Yang Biao took a look at the sky. It was a windy day today. Those people were five or six feet away. If their voices were softer, they might not be heard. So he walked over and said sternly to Chen Mu: "Zigui, what your majesty said is true."
of?"
"it is true."
Chen Mu turned his head and said to him with a smile: "Brother, I told you before that if His Majesty decides to abdicate to my eldest brother, then you can't stop it, right?"
Yang Biao said angrily: "But you are taking advantage of the late Emperor, and King Chenliu and His Majesty's son are threatening you. How can you be worthy of Emperor Kang and His Majesty?"
"It doesn't matter whether I'm right or not. I tried to persuade him and said it at the beginning, but it was Emperor Kang who had his own way."
Chen Mu shook his head and said: "Isn't he responsible for the ruins of this country? My eldest brother is also a member of the Han Dynasty clan. Guangwu can revive, why can't my eldest brother? After all, the world still has the surname Liu, which is better than Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and the like.
It would be better to win the world."
Yang Biao was silent for a moment, and after a while, he sighed and said: "You have already done this, and there is nothing I can do about it. But I want to remind you that Yuan Shao is not Yi Yu's generation. I came from Hejian and heard that he has gone north."
Yuan Shao goes north?
Chen Mu was shocked when he heard the news. He never expected that Yuan Shao would be so courageous. Did he not even want his son and his family?
If that were the case, Chen Mu would have to admire Yuan Shao, because it meant that Yecheng would inevitably be attacked by Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
Although Cao Cao fought for more than half a year to capture Yecheng, Guan Yu had already besieged Yecheng for some time, and there must not be much food and grass in the city. Therefore, if the siege continued, Yecheng would probably fall in two or three months.
Yuan Shao's wife and children were all in Yecheng. His eldest son Yuan Tan, his second son Yuan Xi, and the families of many of his generals were also in Yecheng. If he abandoned Yecheng without caring about it, not only would his military morale be weakened, but he would also have to bear the risk of having no descendants.
He's quite a ruthless person.
Chen Mu gave Yuan Shao a thumbs up in his heart and looked deeply to the northwest, which was the direction of Yecheng.
To be fair, Lu Bu was transferred to Bingzhou by himself. Yuan Shao's retreat in Bingzhou was cut off. Gongsun Du was attacked by Xu Rong and Gongsun Zan. Now he was beaten to the point where he could not take care of himself. Youzhou was still in chaos. Even if Yuan Shao went north, his retreat would be blocked.
not many.
So no matter what, he can't make a comeback. Even if he chooses the best way now, he will only be able to survive for a while. When Ye City is breached, Yuan Shao will naturally be destroyed.
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In Xuzhou, rows of cavalry were marching through the official road, followed by tens of thousands of infantry.
These infantrymen were all Shangdang soldiers who followed Zhang Yang. Now that they heard that they were going back to Luoyang to be closer to their hometown, their morale was high for a while, and they all followed Lu Bu and Zhang Yang back.
Lu Bu was in high spirits, riding a red rabbit horse all the way, as if he had returned to the high-spirited feeling he had when he attacked Xianbei on the Bingzhou grassland.
The army crossed the Huai River and went all the way north, from the Xiapi Kingdom to the Donghai Kingdom. When they arrived at the Sishui River, they saw a huge army looking at them from the other side of the river.
"That's Cai Yang, the guard of Donghai Kingdom!"
Wei Jian saw that Lu Bu was very nervous, so he smiled and said to Lu Bu: "General, don't worry, the imperial court has issued an edict to Liu Bei. Liu Bei definitely does not dare to attack the general without permission in violation of the imperial order."
Lu Bu clenched the Fang Tian Painted Halberd in his hand and said worriedly: "Liu Bei and I have a deep hatred. I am afraid that he will ignore the imperial edict and kill me."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Wei laughed loudly and said: "General, that is impossible. General, think about it, if he really wanted to kill the general, he would not be arrayed on the other side of the river. Previously, the terrain on the official road was narrow and the cavalry could not attack.
Wouldn't it be better to set up an ambush through official channels?"
Lu Bu thought for a moment and said, "That's true."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Surabaya flows from north to south, which just separates Pengcheng and Donghai Kingdom. Some cities in Pengcheng, such as Fuyang Wuyuan, are now occupied by Cai Yang and the others, and Lu Bu's army is going north.
When returning to Luoyang, you must pass through these places.
Normally, the correct route from Guangling back to Luoyang should be to go west through Xiapi, Peiguo, Runan, then enter Yingchuan County, and finally head towards Luoyang.
But Wei Jian thought that these routes were too dangerous and had to pass through the territory of Cao Cao and Sun Jian, so he could only go north, from Donghai State to Lu State, Jibei State, and then north of the Yellow River, which was now in the area where Yuan Shao and Liu Bei were fighting. That way
It's safer.
Because Lu Bu returned to Luoyang on the order of the imperial court, Liu Bei would not attack him, Yuan Shao was being besieged and had nothing to do, and Cao Cao and Sun Jian did not dare to come and interfere in the war between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao, so these areas were the safest.
Lu Bu felt that Wei Ji's idea was right and immediately agreed to this route. Naturally, he didn't know that when he walked to Hanoi, Shangshu Ling Zhong Yao would tell him with a new "Edict" that you, Lu Bu, were already new
Bingzhou has been pastored. Let’s enter Bingzhou from Baixing, Hanoi to attack the remnants of high-ranking cadres and massacre various tribes.
To drive away tigers and devour wolves with one hand, and to ask Lu Bu to remove another obstacle for Qingzhou, it can be said that Lu Bu will not understand until he dies.
Lu Bu's army went north along the Surabaya River. As expected, Cai Yang's army only followed him and did not cross the Surabaya River to attack. The two sides maintained a tacit understanding. When they left the Donghai Kingdom and entered the Lu Kingdom, Cai Yang's army
He disappeared without a trace and was never taken care of again.
This scene made Lu Bu breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time it confirmed that Liu Bei's army would really not attack him, and his route back to Luoyang was completely safe.
Lu Bu felt more at ease now. After passing Jibei Kingdom and entering Dongjun, and preparing to cross the Yellow River from the Chuping Ferry belonging to Qingzhou, he saw a huge fleet of ships in the distance under the setting sun.
Slowly disappeared at the end of the Yellow River.